First published 2010
Linda Greenlaw stands on the dock looking at a rusty, ancient fishing vessel that will be her home for the coming season. She hasn't worked the deep waters in ten years, not since the events that made her famous in The Perfect Storm and The Hungry Ocean. But her lobster traps are failing, her truck is dying, and the bills keep coming. When a friend offers her the chance to captain a swordfish boat, financial necessity pulls her back to sea. The decade has changed her. She's older now, with family responsibilities weighing on her mind. The boat presents constant technical problems, and even with a four-person crew, every day brings new challenges. She must navigate the complexities of longline fishing and read the shifting moods of the ocean. Her biggest test comes when the boat's lines drift into Canadian waters and she finds herself behind bars. Out on the water, Greenlaw discovers what she can control and what she must leave to chance. Between the demands of land and the call of the sea, she searches for her authentic self.
Genres: fiction, adventure, contemporary, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, second-chance
Setting: Canada
256 pages · Hardcover · Viking